The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 5 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes […]

The Asbury Park Police Department are investigating a two car crash that occurred near 11:47 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue, officials said. The incident, which involved a parked car, happened near Emory Street. Asbury Park Fire Department extricated two people from the rolled vehicle and transport them to Jersey Shore University […]

Asbury Park Police and Fire departments assisted in an emergency evacuation of residents in the area of Langford Street and Mattison Avenue Tuesday night.  The evacuation was sparked by the reported 7:39 p.m. natural gas leak caused by contractors working in the area, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said. “Contractors working at […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department responded to a Friday night report of a car plowing into a home at Prospect and Bangs avenues, Fire Chief Kevin Keddy reports. On arrival, just prior to midnight, members of the fire department found a vehicle struck the left side of a home below the sill plate and through […]

An adult man from Matawan and three people who attempted to help him were successfully rescued off shore Saturday evening, Asbury Park Fire Department spokesman Garrett Giberson said. The Asbury Park Fire Department was dispatched near 7:41 p.m., Fire Department Chief Kevin said. The call for service came in after lifeguards had gone off duty. “Upon arrival, they found […]

Repeated false alarm calls answered by the Asbury Park Police and Fire departments will come with an incremental penalty fee beginning in August, city officials announced Tuesday. A new law was created to incentivize property owners to correct repeated false alarms calls in order to save taxpayer money spent on emergency responses, according to a […]

There were no serious injuries sustained in the Friday morning three car accident at Fourth and Grand avenues, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Michael Casey said. Joseph Kahn, 33, of Lakewood was charged with careless driving following the near 9:50 a.m. crash. The onsite investigation found that Kahn, traveling east on Fourth Avenue, when he […]

JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano said service was restored by 12:17 p.m. to the businesses and homes in the downtown area affected by a power outage Monday morning. Morano said the outage happened at 10:44 a.m. and affected 329 of its customers. Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Carmen Gagliano said the outages ran along Cookman […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department has issued a Heavy rain and Wind advisory for the weekend. Tropical Storm Joaquin is being watched closely, Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Garrett Giberson said. “In preparation of this weekend’s storm the City is lowering the lakes and clearing debris from storm drains in trouble areas,” Giberson said. “Please […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • A special […]